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" The Restoration and Management of Derelict Land : "
Wong, Ming H.; A D Bradshaw
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BL
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724140
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b543859
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| Main Entry
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Wong, Ming H.; A D Bradshaw
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The Restoration and Management of Derelict Land : : Modern Approaches.\ Wong, Ming H.; A D Bradshaw
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World Scientific, 2003
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1281935786
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: 9781281935786
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: 9789812795380
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: 9812795383
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Preface ; Acknowledgements ; The Editors ; Contributors ; Section 1. Basic Principles ; Chapter 1: Introduction --;An Ecological Perspective ; Chapter 2: Degradation of Land and Its Relation to Public Health ; Chapter 3: Health Risk Assessment. Chapter 4: The Importance of Soil Chapter 5: Physical Limitations ; Chapter 6: Soil Degradation and Nutrients ; Chapter 7: Problems of Toxicities ; Chapter 8: The Significance of Microbes ; Section 2. Practical Techniques ; Chapter 9: Handling of Soils and Cover Materials. Chapter 10: Remediation of Chemical Limitations Chapter 11: The Development of Nitrogen Capital ; Chapter 12: The Use of Tolerant Plants and Hyperaccumulators ; Chapter 13: The Handling of Microbes ; Chapter 14: The Problems of Domestic Wastes. Chapter 15: The Treatment of Modern Landfills Chapter 16: Using Natural Processes ; Section 3. Current Approaches ; Chapter 17: Ecosystem Degradation and Restoration Ecology in China ; Chapter 18: Reclamation After Tin Mining in Malaysia ; Chapter 19: Metal Mine Tailings in China. Chapter 20: Control of Agricultural Land Degradation in Sri Lanka Chapter 21: Coastal Land Degradation and Restoration Strategies in the Philippines ; Chapter 22: The Assessment and Management of Acid Sulfate Soils in Bangladesh in Relation to Crop Production.
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A broad discussion of modern restoration and the management needed after restoration. It deals with relevant topics such as restoration ecology; restoration planning; ecological and ecotoxicological risk assessment; management and adaptive management; restoration in the broader context of sustainable development; and case studies and examples related to the Asian region. Major emphasis is placed on the Asian region, but the techniques described in the book can also be applied to other regions. The work should serve as a reference for undergraduate and postgraduate students, professors, decision-makers and engineers in environmental science and management.
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Reclamation of land.
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Restoration ecology.
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Soil conservation.
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S605.W664 2003
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Wong, Ming H.; A D Bradshaw
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